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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1907.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Mar. 8 | Peter Sekvini | 49, Mount Pleasant | Selling tinned beans containing colour ing matter | Dismissed on payment of 42s. costs |
| Apr. 25 | E. Pkevidi | 11, Museum Street | Selling milk 24.3% abstracted fat | Dismissed under P.O. Act, £2. 2s. costs |
| July 2 | Heppells. Ltd. | 49, New Oxford St. | Selling glycerine of borax 61.5% deficient in borax | Defendant convicted and fined £5 |
| Sept. 28 | W. D. Davies | 26, Frith Street | Selling milk 15% abstracted fat | Dismissed under P.O. Act on payment of £3. 3 s. costs |
| Oct. 24 | Daved Gkeig, Ltd. | 84, Leather Lane | Selling sausages containing a preservative without being labelled | See summons for exposing. Withdrawn on payment of costs |
| Oct. 24 | do. | do. | Unlawfully exposing for sale by retail, sausages containing a preservative, without a notice to that effect | Withdrawn on payment of 21s. costs |
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Apr. 25 | 11. Majumdak | Caledonian Hotel, Harpur Street | Accumulation of refuse, defective skylights, area un-drained, ventilation of bedrooms | Order made to abate within 21 days |
| Aug. 8 & Sept 19 | W. Fenemore | 24, Devonshire Street | Waste pipe of sink connected to rainwater pipe | Summons withdrawn on payment of 5s costs |
| Sept. 19 | do. | do. | Failure to deposit plans and particulars of proposed addition of certain pipes | Summons withdrawn on payment cf 5s. costs |
| Nov. 5 | W. J. Nicholas | 50, Devonshire Street | Accumulation of re-fuse, roof defective | Work done, ordered to pay 108. 6d. costs |
| Nov. 5 | do. | 52, Devonshire Street |